Recently, I was lamenting with a friend about a gap in programming within the Atlanta Jewish community. I explained that there was a great program through our local JF&CS for young adults (up to about age 35) where participants were invited to engage in volunteerism around the community (for Jewish and non-Jewish charities). But at 45, I have long-aged out of this group and found this kind of expression of Judaism missing in my life. He challenges me: “So why can’t you just start it?” In less than 48 hours, I had developed a Facebook group and began populating it with events. This personal life-lesson reminds me of two things: a) the need for gap assessment and b) Just do it! Sometimes we spend so much time talking about something, over-thinking it, and processing it, that we miss a great window to just begin something.
UPDATE: As of February 10, 2019 (about a month in) there are over 70 members of the Facebook group, 8 events scheduled for over the next six months, and the first event has already taken place. Check out Mitzvah MeetUp ATL here.
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